Joomla! 4 Masterclass: A practitioner's guide to building rich and modern websites using the brand-new features of Joomla 4

Unleash the full potential of the Joomla 4.x series while building powerful, responsive, and state-of-the-art websites with real-world use case scenarios

Key Features

• Get up and running with all new Joomla 4 features to deliver a rich experience with your websites
• Enrich your learning journey while building websites in real time using real-world case studies
• Customize Joomla websites using templates to deliver better user experience to your clients

Book Description

Joomla has been the second-most used open-source content management system for years. It has always had many built-in features, but several of them are not very well-known in the market. This book brings to you all the major features of the Joomla 4.x series that’ll enable you to build your own website and CMS on Joomla.

The book begins by introducing you to the content management features that represent the hearth of the software and show you how to structure your website content to get the most out of it. You’ll also find out how to extend your content with custom fields, go multilingual, and set up your custom workflow. As you advance, you’ll learn all about the customization of the website, introducing templates, and child templates and overrides that’ll allow you to make your site unique. The concluding chapters will take you through four different case studies, including an online learning system, a B&B booking system, and corporate and editorial websites to see how Joomla has been used in real life to achieve a specific goal for your clients.

By the end of this book, you’ll be able to confidently build modern websites on Joomla to deliver tailor-made solutions to your clients.

What you will learn

• Build your websites using Joomla 4’s enhanced features
• Explore advanced content-handling features like scheduled publishing options, custom fields, and the workflow feature
• Discover the search engine optimization features included in Joomla 4
• Set up your website to handle multiple languages and structure the navigation system
• Understand the customization features provided by Joomla -- templates, overrides, and child templates
• Find out how to use CLI to operate without accessing the CMS backend
• Design tailor-made graphics by customizing Joomla templates

Who this book is for

If you are a CMS developer or website designer who knows how to build a website using ready-to-install software, this book is for you. Basic web design knowledge and experience will help you get the most out of this book. If you already know any of the previous versions of Joomla, this book will allow you to discover more about the newer releases. This book will also be beneficial for website holders and managers.

Table of Contents

1. A powerful and extensible core
2. How to manage Content
3. Advanced Content Management
4. Exploring the flexibility of Modules
5. Build your site structure: the Menu System
6. User Management and ACL
7. SEO at Its Best
8. One Site, Multiple Languages
9. Planning Operations with Scheduled Tasks
10. Tailored Communication with Email Templates
11. The Command-Line Interface
12. Styling Your Website - Templates
13. Customize everything with Overrides
14. Child Templates
15. Template Frameworks
16. Advanced Features: Access and Security
17. Case Study: A Corporate Website in Joomla
18. Case Study: An Online Academy with Joomla
19. Case Study: a B&B booking system with Joomla

Luca is a technology professional with more than 15 years of experience. During his career, he had the chance to develop websites with Joomla as a freelancer for small to medium sized companies. He has served as an IBMer for 1.5 years, after which he moved to the web hosting industry where he works as a Customer Service Manager. His love for Joomla began in 2007, a few months after which, he started contributing to the Italian Joomla Community. He then progressed to contribute to the global community, where he had the opportunity to serve as a Secretary and Member of the Board of Directors for the Joomla Project at a global level for more than 5 years. In the Joomla Project, he has also served in the Certification Program, the Community Magazine, and the Extensions Directory.